Ralph Galione

Ralph Galione (31 August 1936-20 December 1973) was a Gambino crime family hitman who worked in John Gotti's Bergin crew. He was murdered in retaliation for his killing of James McBratney.

Biography
Ralph Galione was born in New York City, New York in 1936, and he became a hitman for the Gambino crime family. In 1973, Galione was sent to assist John Gotti and Angelo Ruggiero in the assassination of James McBratney, who was involved in the kidnapping of Manny Gambino, the nephew of boss Carlo Gambino. On 22 May 1973, the three of them entered a Staten Island bar, acquiring fake police badges. They ordered patrons to assist them in the arrest of McBratney, and, when a patron refused, Galione pushed the patron, and he accidentally fired the gun. A panicked Galione shot McBratney three times, killing him, and the hitmen left. Galione brought too much heat on the family, so he was shot dead outside of his Brooklyn apartment in December 1973.